Hebrew · H4116, H3820 · unreviewed

נִמְהֲרֵי־לֵב

Properly, to be liquid or flow easily, i.e. (by implication); to hurry (in a good or a bad sense); often used (with another verb) adverbially, promptly · the heart ; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings , the will and even the intellect ; likewise for the centre of anything

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מָהַר H4116 properly, to be liquid or flow easily, i.e. (by implication); to hurry (in a good or a bad sense); often used (with another verb) adverbially, promptly
Pronunciation māhar
Metaphorically flows from physical liquidity to urgency; means both eager promptness and reckless haste.
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לֵב H3820 the heart ; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings , the will and even the intellect ; likewise for the centre of anything
Pronunciation lev
The seat of will, intellect, and emotion—the inner moral and spiritual center governing all human motivation and choice.
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What does נִמְהֲרֵי־לֵב (nimhare lev) mean in the Bible?

מָהַר · לֵב is a Hebrew word meaning "hasty, anxious, fearful of heart".

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Meaning

hasty, anxious, fearful of heart
Grammatical Forms

How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.

Piel intensive active — emphasizes thoroughness or repeated action 26×
Sequential imperfect 1Sam 9:12 · 2Chr 18:8 · Esth 6:10 · Gen 19:22 · 2Sam 15:14 · Esth 5:5 · Gen 45:9 · Judg 9:48 · Gen 18:6
Perfect 2Chr 24:5 · Isa 49:17 · Ps 106:13 · 1Sam 4:14 · Isa 51:14 · 1Sam 25:34 · Exod 2:18 · Gen 27:20 · Jer 48:16
Imperfect 2Sam 15:14 · Isa 5:19 · 2Chr 24:5 · Isa 32:4 · Nah 2:6
Participle active Mal 3:5 · Prov 6:18
Jussive Eccl 5:1
Niphal passive or reflexive — the subject receives or experiences the action
Participle active Isa 32:4
Perfect Job 5:13
Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense
Perfect Ps 16:4
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